Dana Gusse

Strategic Initiatives Manager

How would your team describe you if you weren't around?

Happy, Team Player, Hard Working.

Top goal on your bucket list?

Finish my book.

Something you’d never guess about me is:

I am shy.

If I won the lottery, the first thing I would buy would be:

Commercial greenhouse and land.

If you could have any band play at your backyard BBQ, who would it be?

Jack Johnson

Pizza

Iceland

Abigail Harris

Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

If you could witness one event in history what would it be and why?

The French Revolution. I have a degree in history with the French Revolution as my focus and I would love to compare the real thing to what I studied.

If you weren’t an accountant/working in accounting, you would be:

A historian or professor of history.

How would your team describe you if you weren't around?

Happy, easygoing & eager to help.

Top goal on your bucket list?

To travel the world with my mom and see as many historical sites as I can.

Hayden Christensen, specifically as Anakin Skywalker.

What sport do you enjoy watching or playing the most?

I love to watch a good joust.

Something you’d never guess about me is:

That I am kind of a Scrabble master.

If I won the lottery, the first thing I would buy would be:

Whatever my mom wants.

If you could have any band play at your backyard BBQ, who would it be?

Probably the Beatles.

Sushi or potatoes of any variety.

If you had the chance to go into space, would you?

No, it seems like it would be cold and I’m scared of being hit by a meteor.

Where did you grow up? What’s it best known for?

I grew up in St. Albert, which is best known for being sort of Edmonton but also not really Edmonton.

Hopefully back to Italy.

A computer salesperson at Best Buy.

Dale Hopkins, CPA

Senior Accountant

If you weren’t an accountant/working in accounting, you would be:

Running a model railroad hobby store

If I won the lottery, the first thing I would buy would be:

2026 Dodge Charger Coupe

If you could have any band play at your backyard BBQ, who would it be?

U2

Team Player, Empathetic, Putting others first.

Top goal on your bucket list?

World Travel – European River Cruise, British Isles

Who is your celebrity crush?

Jennifer Lawrence

What’s your favourite food?

(Hahn) Black Angus Ribeye Steak

If you had the chance to go into space, would you?

Yes

Where did you grow up? What’s it best known for?

Morinville – We have a giant Touque...

Where are you going on your next vacation?

Barbados

What was your first job?

RV City/Frontier Honda

Taylor Peterson

Administrative Assistant

If you could witness one event in history what would it be and why?

The Oilers winning their first Stanley up.

If you weren’t an accountant, you would be:

I would be a private investigator.

How would your team describe you if you weren't around? 

I would like to think they see me as easygoing and fun to be around.

Top goal on your bucket list?

Would be to travel all of Europe.

Who is your celebrity crush?

Jacob Elordi

What sport do you enjoy watching or playing the most?

Hockey

What’s something people would never guess about you?

I am a brown belt in taekwondo.

If you won the lottery, what’s the first thing you would buy?

A house

If you could have any band play at your backyard BBQ, who would it be?

Tame Impala

What’s your favourite food?

Anything Italian

If you had the chance to go into space, would you?

I would say yes but probably be terrified the whole time.

Where did you grow up? What’s it best known for?

Edmonton – and the oilers

Where are you going on your next vacation?

Hopefully somewhere hot.

What was your first job?

I volunteered at a young age to the humane society.

Bryan Paterson

Staff Accountant

What is your hidden talent?

Fantasy hockey pools

Commercial banking

Travel Europe with my wife

Kacey Musgraves

If I won the lottery, the first thing I would buy would be:

A golf simulator

If you could have any band play at your backyard BBQ, who would it be?

Chris Stapleton

Crispy Chicken Sandwich

If you had the chance to go into space, would you?

Do they need accountants in space?

Where did you grow up? What’s it best known for?

I grew up in St. Albert. It’s probably best known for high property taxes

Probably somewhere in lake country BC. Our friends all get together and go for a little getaway in the summer every year

I worked at Tirecraft throughout the summer while I was in High School

How would your team describe you if you weren't around?

Sarcastic

Vera Wang

Manager

How would your team describe you if you weren't around?